Fort MacMurray crime, drug arrests in Fort MacMurray

In recent weeks there has been a lot of suspected activity involving drugs, a Fort MacMurray crime which is becoming all too familiar to law enforcement and residents, and last week the Wood Buffalo RCMP issued a number of search warrants. These warrants led to some drug arrests in Fort MacMurray, and during one warrant execution an illegal weapon was seized from the premises. The warrant in question was issued on August 13 at close to 6 pm in the evening and it allowed law enforcement to search the property located at 159 Brett Drive in the Timberlea area of Fort MacMurray. The warrant listed the subject as 33 year old Weston Niemi, a resident of Fort MacMurray who was taken into custody at the scene.

When it comes to drug arrests in Fort MacMurray and Fort MacMurray crime the warrant execution on Brett Drive provided plenty of results. Law enforcement located almost 50 tablets of Oxycodone, close to 60 grams of marijuana, an assortment of drug paraphernalia, approximately $1,500 in cash, and a sawed off shotgun which is illegal to own or possess. The weapon was loaded when the officers located it. Recent drug arrests in Fort MacMurray show that this remote area faces problems that many cities do, and there are incidents of Fort MacMurray crime even though a majority of residents are honest and hard working individuals. Weston Niemi faces several charges in court, and these include possession for the purpose of trafficking, two counts of possession of a controlled substance under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, possession of property obtained by crime, unauthorized possession of a weapon, possession of a prohibited firearm, and unsafe storage of a firearm under the Criminal Code.